laud

/lɔːd/

verb

1.

(transitive) to praise or glorify

noun

2.

praise or glorification

Derived Forms

lauder, noun

Word Origin

C14: vb from Latin laudāre; n from laudēs, pl of Latin laus praise

Laud

/lɔːd/

noun

1.

William. 1573–1645, English prelate; archbishop of Canterbury (1633–45). His persecution of Puritans and his High Church policies in England and Scotland were a cause of the Civil War; he was impeached by the Long Parliament (1640) and executed